New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-06-13
SIDE DOORS AGAIN STAND AJAR.
THE HOTELS OBSERVE THE EXCISE LAW.
ATTHE BRUNSWICK GUESTS ARE SERVED WITH WINE
ORDERED ON SATURDAY.

ATTHE BRUNSWICK GUESTS ARE SERVED WITH WINE
ORDERED ON SATURDAY.
The supply of liquor for sale In the city yesterday
exceeded the demand. About every one VINO nau .
cents to spend went to Coney Island and those VINO
didn't 90 there paid cents to get across 'ne eii,e'
IN Jersey where, although restrictions have oeen
deemed ad yissble by the authorities, beer flowed as
freely as ever The streets Of New-fork were almost
entirely deserted, and one who did not know tn"'
lberal-minded but conscientious Mayor had set
about enforcing Puritanca laws with such vgor as 10
drive thirsty people out of TOW would have imagined
that the populace had been suddenly depleted by q
Plague. which had proved fatal to half million
people on Saturday night
In Thirdave and Ia tx portion of the city east OF
It and the Bowery, it Is estimated that at least
quarter Of the srog shops were ready 10 'ransa''
business. Their SIDE doors were opened ana
guard stood outside to scan the faces OF those VINO
entered and to intercept Que who looked at al
like detective or informer. These places ala not 40
a big business, however. and were hardly repaid ior
keepina oren and running chances OF losing their
iiean.es There was considerable difference In the
way in which the excise law was enforced In different
precncts In two of them it was noticeable that tue
shades In all Of the gumills were raised and view
of the barroom obi ainable from the sidewalk WINE
in the others 1T was patent to all passers-oy .hs
patrons were entering by doors and taking ther
stjmusnts over the bar behind drawn shades Az the
intersection of Thrd-ave and Twenty-eghth-st
there are three beer-shops and while 1t was apparent
to any one who paid any attention to the matter that
the, were open policemen who stood on the corner
oonysrs;ng at 2 n M seemed to be utterly uncon-
scous of the fact although they could hardly neip
seeing people goD In and out of the SIDE doors OF the
places.
Most of the principal hotels refused to allow their
walters to handle wines or liquors. even t1ouen
bought by their guests Saturday,
the opinion of Corporation Counsel Locombe that
they could do 80 with perfect safety. Among these
were the Gilses House and the st. James and Fifth
Avenue Hotels whose proprietors desired 10 DO aooVo
even the suspicion of breaking the laws. AL tne
Hoffman House the few guests who had provideo
themselves with wine on the previous day were al
lowed to drink it with their meals In the dining
rooms The guests of the Hotel Brunswick ana the
patrons of the restaurant warned OF the iate III
store for them il thsy failed to lay IN STOCK OF
aorinkable," by neatly printed cards which were
nos,nd in conspicuous places about the house and
placed on all the tables in the restaurant on oatur-
day. They read:
NOTICE.
To our Guests and Iatrons.
Under the existing Exsise as recently M % by
New.York hotels are not permitted sell or give away
wine spirituous liquors on sundays e'her WIN Ut
We reluctantly announce therefore, that for the present
We :eei coaiasnI however that very shortly this law
which works injustice to you and to u.s. VIII 10 anon" "
Psstes wishing wines or liquors Sunday will please
order and have them sent 10 their rooms on SATURDAY
The result OF this was that wine and liquor were
sold on saturday than other day la the history Oh
bottle wine it was exception In some places
the privilege extended by the Corporation Couh,el
ruling was course abused. Any one VINO was Wiling
TO say that had bought his wine OF saturday whener
he had not, would DO served VAN oo.te' tno
practice OF giving their patrons wine and liquor IN c0ee
Guns was continued at the table dhOte restaurants
which adopted 1t three weeks ago. 49,, 49,.
There sxtyone arrests Tor VIOLATION OF tue eAoiso
laws during the day -, <,,.
There was plenty Of beer without music IN Jersey Guy
Yesterday Still those who found their Deer ulpalataDle
without music had only to the line into oDoEeh
or West Hoboken get both in abundance All tue rum
shops Jersey CRY did thriving business with closed
doors and shades down. The propnetors OF the
beer gardens ON Heights where brass bands nave
been wont 70 I'll the Sunday air with alleged music
were obliged 10 dispense with the music ana We're
pondingy ncensed They are swearing vengeance
against Police Commissioners and telling what tey
will do az the election. The movement for proper
observance of sunday is not confined to closing rum
shops Chief Police Murphy sent policemen around
on Saturday night TO inform rocers butchers and other
tradesmen that they must have their doors closed al
a IN Barber shops ordered 10 be closed NJ the
same hour, and milk stores at . O'Clock. Inc law was
also enforced against newsboys and bootbacks Ineie
was no restriction whatever in Hoboken or In The north
part OF the county.